It was a big night for country star Lainey Wilson at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11. Not only did the singer take home the awards for Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year with her latest record Bell Bottom Country, as well as two joint wins for …
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Netflix’s new Regency romance spin-off series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story takes a step away from the love lives of the Bridgerton family and focuses instead on the backstory of one of Bridgerton‘s most interesting side characters, the Queen herself, chronicling her and King George’s courtship and their ascent to the throne. Played by Corey …
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May brings with it a host of Memorial Day deals, and while we’re still a couple weeks away from the official holiday weekend, the sales are already here. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your home gym equipment or a pick up a new TV for summer screenings, Memorial Day is one of the best times …
Alcohol often goes hand in hand with socializing. There’s the tailgate before the big game. Holiday parties. A champagne toast at a wedding. A mimosa at brunch with friends. But there are lots of reasons why you might not drink — at least, not this time. Or maybe ever. Perhaps you’re pregnant or need to avoid alcohol for …
May 12, 2023 — Student entrepreneurs at Northwestern University outside Chicago invented a pen set that allows Parkinson’s disease patients to write again despite the tremors of the disease. SteadyScrib, a pen designed with these symptoms in mind, seeks to counteract the unsteady tremors of Parkinson’s with pens that have a magnetic core and a pliable …
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May 12, 2023 — Mailing do-it-yourself sampling kits to test for cervical cancer doubled the rate of screening in a population of low-income and under-screened women, researchers say. The self-sampling kits, which detect human papilloma virus (HPV), are available only for use in clinical trials, but the researchers hope that eventually these kits will be …
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May 9, 2023 – For people with poor vision, waking up in the morning without immediately needing to find your glasses or rushing to insert contact lenses sounds like a dream. That’s why LASIK eye surgery — laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis — is one of the most popular elective surgeries in the U.S. But since …
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a rare inherited disorder that can lead to serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While there’s no cure, treatments and lifestyle changes can help you manage your symptoms and protect your lungs from further damage. COPD is a group of lung conditions that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The most …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found. Disabled people on Medicare are not likely to be prescribed either buprenorphine – the best medication for treating …
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Weight bias refers to negative attitudes and discrimination aimed at people because of their body weight. In the WebMD webinar “The Impact of Weight Bias,” Joe Nadglowski explained it’s common in our society – even among doctors and other health care providers. “Somehow, we’ve made the people living with obesity ‘bad’ – and that’s a …